PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bear Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Istaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bear Brand has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Brand
vs
Istaz

173 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bear Brand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Istaz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brand moves into range and clinches up with Istaz.
Brand tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brand is trying to break the clinch but Istaz is controlling him.
Brand wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Istaz has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Istaz.

It looks like Bear Brand has been cut.
Istaz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brand's face.
Istaz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brand in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brand is breathing heavily.
Brand is looking to break free of the clinch but Istaz has double underhooks.
Istaz lands a damaging elbow.
Istaz scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Istaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Istaz.
Istaz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Istaz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brand in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Istaz.

Brand is rocked!
Istaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brand backwards.
Oh Brand is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Istaz lands a knee to the head.
Istaz pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Brand! Istaz unloads with more strikes and Brand sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Istaz!